WELCOME TO YOUR NEXT BIG OPPORTUNITY IN GREATER MANCHESTER! ARE YOU READY TO HELP US DELIVER AND ACHIEVE OUR VISION FOR THE CITY? IF YES, THEN LOOK NO FURTHER AS YOUR TIME IS NOW - SO LET’S TALK!

Join us on a journey that truly matters - Here at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), we’re committed to transforming and improving how people move across our amazing region. Whilst we have already achieved so much - such as Bus Franchising bringing our local bus services back under local control as part of the Bee Network; there are many more exciting opportunities ahead.
Be part of something BIG - Greater Manchester’s time is now with over £2.5 billion in committed investment to enhance and develop our infrastructure transport network over the next 5 years; as we continue our mission to deliver the UK’s first fully integrated, Zero Emission public transport system outside of London.
As we embark on the next stages of our exciting transformation journey; we are looking for some special people who want to be part of something great to come and join our award-winning teams over the next few months!!

WHO WE ARE?

Welcome to Projects Group, part of Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) - We are responsible for ensuring the organisation has firm foundations to successfully develop and deliver a large, complex and technically diverse portfolio of capital and revenue projects and programmes across Greater Manchester - on time, within budget and with the customer at the heart of what we do!!
Our extensive portfolio of projects and programmes covers a significant number of areas within the different modes of transport infrastructure throughout Greater Manchester including Bus infrastructure, Metrolink (light rail), Rail, Electrification, Interchanges, Zero Emissions, Clean Air, Active Travel and Business Change just to name a few!

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU?

What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

The ideal candidate will possess the following essential skills, knowledge and experience across several key areas including project and programme management, industry specific technical requirements and/ or practical work experience; this includes

• You will have considerable experience in a senior leadership role involving the planning and management of staff and work programmes.
• You will have a strong background and breadth of experience in a project/ programme management role, within a transport or public sector environment.
• You will have demonstrable extensive experience of leading multi-disciplinary project teams, including consultants, Local Authorities and contractors, with good problem solving and negotiation skills to meet funding and schedule targets.
• You will be a strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and evidence of being able to build strong, effective and meaningful stakeholder relationships; with the ability to successfully engage with and influence stakeholders and partners at varying levels including political, professional and public audiences.
• You will also have strong management, negotiating, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data, both text and numerical, whilst working to tight deadlines and meeting funding and operational targets.
• You will have sound financial acumen with the ability to manage budgets assigned to you.

In addition to the above essential criteria, please outline within your application how you meet the following specific experience and/ or technical skills and knowledge relating to each role

WHATS NEXT?

If you believe you have what we’re looking for then we’d really like to hear from you.
To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement providing clear examples of how you meet all the requirements of the role profile - all appointments will be based on merit.

Over the coming months, we will have several exciting Senior Management opportunities coming up and we are looking for experienced Projects and Programme Managers who are up for a challenge and ready to help us deliver significant change and successful project and programme delivery.
Working as part of our Management Team, you will be able to work at both a strategic and operational delivery level within a Project environment. You will possess strong leadership and people management skills; with the ability to contribute to the achievement of delivering our challenging and emerging strategic priorities in an ever-changing environment.
You will be passionate about developing and delivering a diverse variety of exciting and technically challenging projects and programmes, safely, to time and budget, which meets the needs of our customers and stakeholders.
In addition, you will effectively contribute to the management and leadership of the Projects Group function and the wider organisation, supporting the development and implementation of change initiatives and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.